Researchers and social scientists are fearful that decades of son preference in India will have a long-term impact on human trafficking, crime and the economy, not to mention the prospects of young men trying to find a bride. The Indian government released its 2017-18...

Did you groan deep within? Did you weep? Did you feel bile burning the back of your throat? When you read of the newborn baby girl found in a rubbish dump in India, did you fire up with righteous anger, questioning what lowlife would toss their child away like an...

Last month a 13-year-old girl made international headlines when it was revealed that she was 30 weeks pregnant, her baby conceived in rape. Parents of the Mumbai girl were successful in seeking permission for a pregnancy termination from the Indian Supreme Court, it...

It’s happened again. Just days after a 10-year-old rape victim in India gave birth to a healthy baby girl, it has emerged that another girl, aged 13, is 30 weeks pregnant, her baby conceived in rape. The parents of the girl from Mumbai are seeking permission...

A 10-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly raped by her uncle will continue with her pregnancy after India’s Supreme Court denied the girl’s parents their plea for an abortion. A panel of doctors tasked with giving the girl a medical examination...